7883

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7883
• Author: Colorado Ecosystem Partnership.
• Title: Colorado Ecosystem Partnership, ...Governments, Citizens and Scientists Working Together...
• USFW Year: 1994.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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Eagle River Multi-Objective
Management Plan
August, 1994

Setting and scope The Eagle River watershed is the geographic scope of the project. The planning
team will assess all resources and related significant issues and develop a
management plan reflecting consensus positions. The draft plan is scheduled to
be completed December, 1994; implementation of plan is long term.
Issues/problems being The following are the major categories of issues that the plan will address. Some
addressed of the issues are more prevalent on the main stem and major tributaries than on
the smaller tributaries and will be addressed accordingly. We will also briefly
examine the legal issues and economic impacts of each category.
Water Quantity
Water Quality
Wildlife and Riparian Habitat
Land Use
Recreation
0 Participants
Sources of technical input
Eagle County
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National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program
Towns of Vail, Avon, Red Cliff, Eagle, Gypsum and Minturn
Northwest Colorado Council of Governments
Bureau of Land Management
USDA Forest Service
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Interest groups, private landowners, citizens:
Colorado Water Conservation Board, Colorado River Water Conservation
District, Upper Eagle Valley Water and Sanitation District, Eagle River Assembly,
Vail Associates, Inc., Soil Conservation Service, Environmental Protection
Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Division of Water Resources,
Colorado Office of Emergency Management
The source of technical input will be from agency data and reports, ongoing
studies and professional expertise.